The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-09-16
THE ORGANIC Law.
CE'LEBRA TION or THE CENTENTAL
or THE CONSTITUTION.
Philadelphia Crowded with Visitors Over
100000 Strangers In the City The Civic
and Industrial Parade President
and other Distinguished Guests Present

<oe,ooo strangers In the City The civic
and Industrial Parade The President
and other Distinguished Guests Present
PHILADELPHIA, September, l5.-The
last Centennial Of the events of Revo-
lutionary times began this morning. II
there Is one thing more than another for
which the million and a half of people
who are temporary residents of this city
OF centennials are thankful it il the
weather. Even up 10 yesterday morning
the prospects for to-dsy's parade was
gloomy, and it was a question whether or
not il should have to be postponed, as for
the past week, rain, fog and threatening
weather Lave held the day When the
special bulletin of the Signal Service ap.
peared yesterday morning, stating that
special observations indicated cool and
fair weather for this vicinity, ii was dis
played at every conceivable point and
buoyed up the faltering hope Of countless
thousands This morning the prediction
was fulfilled, and all fears of bad weather
disappeared. 1t is safe to say that there
are at least
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND VISITORS
from distance in addition to the thous.
ands from adjacent counties of pennsyl-
yania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Mary
land, and hardly a State or Territory re-
mains unrepresented i'm the three DAYS
festival The streets TO-DAY presented
an appearance that is lovely In the eX.
treme In all directions as far as the
eye can reach il was one mass Of bunting
and decoration Many of the newspapers
and public buildings made lavish dis
play, the decorators having worked early
and late TO complete their work IN time
THE CIVIC ANp INDUSTRIAL PAGEANT
started from Broad and Dauphin streets
shortly after i0 clock, and marched to
Broad and Moore streets, a distance of
nearly miles, and then countermarch-
ed to the starting point, passing through
one continuous line Of observation. stands
gaily decorated with the flags of al ma
tions.
North Broad street was so crowded as
10 be almost impossible a. early as
o'clock. and the great crowds betook
themselves TO the streets, nOtwithstand-
ing the efforts Of the police to keep the
latter clear
Section A, the central portion of the
grand stand, was reserved for
THE GOVERNORS OF THE STATES
with their stalls. Among them were
Cows. Sawyer Of New Hampshire. Biggs
of Delaware, Green of New Jersey.
Larrabee of Iowa, Gordon OF Georgia.
and Beaver Of Pennsylvania. On this
stand also were Senators and Represen.
tatiyes in Congress, many of whom were
present, the commissioners of the yari-
GUS States and Territories, thirty
three Of whom were present.
The diplomatic corps, the foreign
consuls and specially invited guests OF
the commission. Section b contained
distinguished visitors, representatives of
the various religious denominations. re-
presentatiyes of all political parties with
out distinction, including the knights Of
Labor. Section c was reserved for
members of the city councils, State sena
tors and representatives There were
three sections Of the stand, which had an
estimated seating capacity of 8 900 The
stand was neatly but plainly decorated
with bunting and the national cOlOrs.
Among the other distinguished guests
who occupied the stand were EX-Goy-
ernor Stockley Of Delaware, ex-Goyer-
nor Hall Of Delaware, Secretary of
State Causey Of Delaware. Charles
Lyman, Civil Service Commissioner, Ad- /
jutant General Sanborn Of Arkansas, and
many others.
THE HEAD or THE PROCESSION.
The head Of the procession, led by
Gordon Of mounted police, reached the
City Hall, Broad and Market streets, at
ll4O The crowd was so immense at
This point that the police had great diff
Guilty in driving them back. The street
was, however, cleared in time to prevent
a stoppage Of the moving pageant which
proceeded around the west side Of the !
City Hall and ON past the grand review
ing stand on Walnut street. The street |
being clear the line marched widely |
abreast and were displayed to the best ad. I
vantage. Everybody seemed to be imbued /
with the idea that the success Of the day |
rested upon their individual shoulders, /
and acted accordingly.
THE MONSTER INDUSTRIAL PARADE
the advancement Of the in. /
lustrial arts and sciences during the past |
century, 1t Is believed, fairly eclipsed |
anything Of the kind ever known. There
we're in line 300 floats each bearing a /
Of some particular branch Of /
Industry, $1,000 men, 1900 horses, and $50 /
bands Of music. At the head Of the col |
INN rode Colonel A. LOuden Snowden. /
,hief marshall, and his staff of 30 aides I
tandard-bearers, and two trumpeters /
Directly behind them, and leading the /
.Olumn itself, was the United States Ma. |
inc Band followed by a grand banner
representing Columbia pointing to the
)ast with one hand and with the other
o the present, drawn on car by six
iorses The display from this point was
liyided into twenty-three divisions, each
'eing under the charge and supervision
II an assistant marshall and several aides.
They represented every industry and dis
lay known to the country Il was truly
grand sight
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP
President and Mrs Cleveland, Secre-
airy Bayard, Colonel and Mrs. Lamont
eft Washington, Yesterday afternoon at
o'clock for Philadelphia, and will ar
i've there about : O'Clock. The Presi-
ent and Mrs. Cleveland were taken by a
Ommitfep 10 the Iafeyette Hotel ,rbere